Hey Gang,
I'm obviously a new member here and I want to thank everyone for all the information I have garnered so far. This is a great site.
My question has to do with the use of Politician photos for t-shirts. I have searched here and everywhere else on the web and this is what I have generally come to understand thus far:
1. Without permission you CANNOT use the photo or likeness of a "celebrity" without their explicit permission. So that is out for all intents and purposes.
2. Because Politicians fall into the "public domain" the use of their picture can be used on a t-shirt or other item, as long as there is not an infringement of copyright issues regarding the person that took a particular photo.
Is this generally what everyone would agree with? There are hundreds of political tee's out there with Obama or any number of other politicians, do you all understand these to be legal?
Does anyone know of any limitations, restrictions, or problems associated with altering the photos? In particular if they are not copyrighted and are ok for general use?
Thanks in advance for any help on this.
I'm obviously a new member here and I want to thank everyone for all the information I have garnered so far. This is a great site.
My question has to do with the use of Politician photos for t-shirts. I have searched here and everywhere else on the web and this is what I have generally come to understand thus far:
1. Without permission you CANNOT use the photo or likeness of a "celebrity" without their explicit permission. So that is out for all intents and purposes.
2. Because Politicians fall into the "public domain" the use of their picture can be used on a t-shirt or other item, as long as there is not an infringement of copyright issues regarding the person that took a particular photo.
Is this generally what everyone would agree with? There are hundreds of political tee's out there with Obama or any number of other politicians, do you all understand these to be legal?
Does anyone know of any limitations, restrictions, or problems associated with altering the photos? In particular if they are not copyrighted and are ok for general use?
Thanks in advance for any help on this.